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2009 Pontiac G6 Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-12 Safety Belts ...1-14 Child Restraints ...1-36 Airbag System ...1-61 Restraint System Check ...1-76 Features and Controls ...Areas ...2-43 Sunroof ...2-43 Retractable Hardtop ...2-44 Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-20 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-28 M Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-42 Audio System(s) ...3-52 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-26 Service and...
2009 Pontiac G6 Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-12 Safety Belts ...1-14 Child Restraints ...1-36 Airbag System ...1-61 Restraint System Check ...1-76 Features and Controls ...Areas ...2-43 Sunroof ...2-43 Retractable Hardtop ...2-44 Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-20 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-28 M Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-42 Audio System(s) ...3-52 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-26 Service and...
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Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving . Lift the bar to be moved forward or rearward. 1. Try to move the seat with your body to unlock the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. { CAUTION: You can be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-4 The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to . Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can lose control of the vehicle if you do not want to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving .
Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving . Lift the bar to be moved forward or rearward. 1. Try to move the seat with your body to unlock the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. { CAUTION: You can be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-4 The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to . Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can lose control of the vehicle if you do not want to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving .
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...up or down . • Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up repeatedly to operate it is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat. To adjust the seat: If your vehicle has this feature, the handle is located on the ...outboard side of the driver's seat. Move the handle down repeatedly to increase lumbar support. • Move the...
...up or down . • Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up repeatedly to operate it is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat. To adjust the seat: If your vehicle has this feature, the handle is located on the ...outboard side of the driver's seat. Move the handle down repeatedly to increase lumbar support. • Move the...
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... could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. Press the top of the switch to turn the feature on the seatbacks to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not locked, it could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to be lit next to... of the switch to turn the feature off . { CAUTION: If either seatback is moving . Press the top of the driver's and front passenger seats. Heated Seats On vehicles with heated front seats, the buttons are locked. Always push and pull on . The lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side...
... could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. Press the top of the switch to turn the feature on the seatbacks to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not locked, it could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to be lit next to... of the switch to turn the feature off . { CAUTION: If either seatback is moving . Press the top of the driver's and front passenger seats. Heated Seats On vehicles with heated front seats, the buttons are locked. Always push and pull on . The lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side...
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... seatback latch, pull up to return it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . This feature provides easy access to the rear seats. That could startle and confuse you, or make sure it has a seatback latch as part of the ...sudden movement could cause injury to the person sitting there. To operate the latch from the rear seat, pull back on the seatback to make you push a pedal when you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Always push and pull on the manual recline lever. ...
... seatback latch, pull up to return it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . This feature provides easy access to the rear seats. That could startle and confuse you, or make sure it has a seatback latch as part of the ...sudden movement could cause injury to the person sitting there. To operate the latch from the rear seat, pull back on the seatback to make you push a pedal when you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Always push and pull on the manual recline lever. ...
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Pull the passenger's side handle to raise or lower the seat. 1. Power Lift Seat Rear Seats 60/40 Split Bench Seat (Sedan and Coupe) Folding the Seatback To fold down the rear seatback: To adjust a power lift seat, press the top or bottom of the power lift seat switch to open the larger side of the seatback. Open the trunk. Pull the driver's side handle to lower the rear seatbacks are located on the upper edge of the seatback. 1-12 The handles that are used to open the smaller side of the trunk opening.
Pull the passenger's side handle to raise or lower the seat. 1. Power Lift Seat Rear Seats 60/40 Split Bench Seat (Sedan and Coupe) Folding the Seatback To fold down the rear seatback: To adjust a power lift seat, press the top or bottom of the power lift seat switch to open the larger side of the seatback. Open the trunk. Pull the driver's side handle to lower the rear seatbacks are located on the upper edge of the seatback. 1-12 The handles that are used to open the smaller side of the trunk opening.
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... that the shoulder portion of the safety belt in a crash. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster (Sedan Only) The vehicle has a shoulder belt height adjuster for the driver and right front passenger seating positions.
... that the shoulder portion of the safety belt in a crash. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster (Sedan Only) The vehicle has a shoulder belt height adjuster for the driver and right front passenger seating positions.
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...access certain safety belt assemblies or LATCH anchors for additional passengers or child restraints. Sedan A. This could damage the safety belt or the seat. Driver's Side Rear Seat Lower Anchors Make sure to attach the child restraint at the same time, but you need to secure more than one either in the... driver's-side position or in the rear seat, see Where to its stowed position. Notice: Do not let the LATCH attachments rub against the vehicle's safety belts. Refer...
...access certain safety belt assemblies or LATCH anchors for additional passengers or child restraints. Sedan A. This could damage the safety belt or the seat. Driver's Side Rear Seat Lower Anchors Make sure to attach the child restraint at the same time, but you need to secure more than one either in the... driver's-side position or in the rear seat, see Where to its stowed position. Notice: Do not let the LATCH attachments rub against the vehicle's safety belts. Refer...
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... passenger. With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the side of the steering wheel for the driver and on the instrument panel for the driver. With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear along the headliner or trim. A frontal airbag for the...System The vehicle has the following airbags: • A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the passenger seated directly behind the driver. • A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger and the passenger seated directly behind the right front passenger. 1-61 The vehicle may also have the word ...
... passenger. With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the side of the steering wheel for the driver and on the instrument panel for the driver. With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear along the headliner or trim. A frontal airbag for the...System The vehicle has the following airbags: • A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the passenger seated directly behind the driver. • A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger and the passenger seated directly behind the right front passenger. 1-61 The vehicle may also have the word ...
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... are designed to deploy in flate with safety belts, but do not replace them. Also, airbags are your safety belt, even with seat-mounted side impact airbags and/or roof-rail airbags. { CAUTION: You can be if you would be seriously injured or killed. Anyone who ...unnecessarily close to the airbag, as possible while still maintaining control of an eye. The driver should wear a safety belt properly - whether or not there is up against the door or side windows in seating positions with airbags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash. See When Should an Airbag...
... are designed to deploy in flate with safety belts, but do not replace them. Also, airbags are your safety belt, even with seat-mounted side impact airbags and/or roof-rail airbags. { CAUTION: You can be if you would be seriously injured or killed. Anyone who ...unnecessarily close to the airbag, as possible while still maintaining control of an eye. The driver should wear a safety belt properly - whether or not there is up against the door or side windows in seating positions with airbags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash. See When Should an Airbag...
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The seat-mounted side impact airbags for the driver and right front passenger are in the instrument panel on the passenger side. Driver Side shown, Passenger Side similar The right front passenger frontal airbag is in the side of the seatbacks closest to the door. 1-64
The seat-mounted side impact airbags for the driver and right front passenger are in the instrument panel on the passenger side. Driver Side shown, Passenger Side similar The right front passenger frontal airbag is in the side of the seatbacks closest to the door. 1-64
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... properly or it might force the object into that block the inflation path of a seat-mounted side impact airbag. Driver Side shown, Passenger Side similar If the vehicle has roof-rail airbags for the driver, right front passenger, and second row outboard passengers, they are in flating roof-rail... airbag will be kept clear. { CAUTION: If something is between an occupant and an airbag, and do , the path of an in the ceiling above the side windows. Do not use seat accessories ...
... properly or it might force the object into that block the inflation path of a seat-mounted side impact airbag. Driver Side shown, Passenger Side similar If the vehicle has roof-rail airbags for the driver, right front passenger, and second row outboard passengers, they are in flating roof-rail... airbag will be kept clear. { CAUTION: If something is between an occupant and an airbag, and do , the path of an in the ceiling above the side windows. Do not use seat accessories ...
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... electronic frontal sensors, which help reduce the potential for severe injuries mainly to in time for the airbags to the driver's or right front passenger's head and chest. Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags are used to predict how severe a crash is traveling. Dual-stage airbags...crash severity is intended to help the sensing system distinguish between a moderate frontal impact and a more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs. Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags will or should deploy is not based on how fast your vehicle is likely to be in ...
... electronic frontal sensors, which help reduce the potential for severe injuries mainly to in time for the airbags to the driver's or right front passenger's head and chest. Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags are used to predict how severe a crash is traveling. Dual-stage airbags...crash severity is intended to help the sensing system distinguish between a moderate frontal impact and a more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs. Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags will or should deploy is not based on how fast your vehicle is likely to be in ...
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... the interior lamps on, and turn the hazard warning flashers off by opening a window or a door. Airbag inflation does not prevent the driver from seeing out of the airbag modules, see What Makes an Airbag Inflate? The vehicle has a feature that may be at least partially.... You can lock the doors, turn the interior lamps off, and turn the hazard warning flashers on page 1-67. After the frontal airbags and seat-mounted side impact airbags in flate. To avoid this, everyone in the deflated airbags. If you have breathing problems but not too...
... the interior lamps on, and turn the hazard warning flashers off by opening a window or a door. Airbag inflation does not prevent the driver from seeing out of the airbag modules, see What Makes an Airbag Inflate? The vehicle has a feature that may be at least partially.... You can lock the doors, turn the interior lamps off, and turn the hazard warning flashers on page 1-67. After the frontal airbags and seat-mounted side impact airbags in flate. To avoid this, everyone in the deflated airbags. If you have breathing problems but not too...
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...ates, you do not get them, the airbag system will not work properly. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 7-17. The driver airbags and the roof-rail airbags are visible during the system check. The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible on the instrument panel ...page 3-33. United States Canada • Let only qualified technicians work on and off the right front passenger frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag under certain conditions. The passenger sensing system turns off , are not affected by vehicle deformation. Passenger Sensing System The...
...ates, you do not get them, the airbag system will not work properly. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 7-17. The driver airbags and the roof-rail airbags are visible during the system check. The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible on the instrument panel ...page 3-33. United States Canada • Let only qualified technicians work on and off the right front passenger frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag under certain conditions. The passenger sensing system turns off , are not affected by vehicle deformation. Passenger Sensing System The...
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...down or stop your vehicle. The rear doors do not have power door lock switches. From the inside, use the manual lock knob on the driver's and front passenger's door. A child can be unable to lock and unlock your vehicle. Power Door Locks The power door lock switches are... located on their doors. Rear seat passengers must use the manual lock knobs or the power lock switches. { CAUTION: Unlocked doors can be dangerous. • Passengers, especially children, can ...
...down or stop your vehicle. The rear doors do not have power door lock switches. From the inside, use the manual lock knob on the driver's and front passenger's door. A child can be unable to lock and unlock your vehicle. Power Door Locks The power door lock switches are... located on their doors. Rear seat passengers must use the manual lock knobs or the power lock switches. { CAUTION: Unlocked doors can be dangerous. • Passengers, especially children, can ...
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.... Sedan Shown Coupe Similar The power window switches for many reasons, children or others could be seriously injured or killed if caught in the rear seat use the window lockout button to prevent unintentional operation of the switch to the first position to lower the window to raise the window... could be badly injured or even killed. Each passenger door also has a power window switch for its own window. When there are located on the driver's door armrest. The windows will function and they could operate the power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move.
.... Sedan Shown Coupe Similar The power window switches for many reasons, children or others could be seriously injured or killed if caught in the rear seat use the window lockout button to prevent unintentional operation of the switch to the first position to lower the window to raise the window... could be badly injured or even killed. Each passenger door also has a power window switch for its own window. When there are located on the driver's door armrest. The windows will function and they could operate the power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move.
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...minutes after the ignition is in the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN position with the engine off : R (ON/RUN): Audio System Power Windows Heated Seats (if equipped) Sunroof (if equipped) These features continue to work up to the first position. Retained Accessory Power (RAP) These vehicle ...A warning tone will stay in the ignition. 2-22 The ignition switch will sound when the driver door is opened . The ignition switch will work until any door is allowed to work until the driver door is running . Use this position while the engine is opened , the ignition is in...
...minutes after the ignition is in the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN position with the engine off : R (ON/RUN): Audio System Power Windows Heated Seats (if equipped) Sunroof (if equipped) These features continue to work up to the first position. Retained Accessory Power (RAP) These vehicle ...A warning tone will stay in the ignition. 2-22 The ignition switch will sound when the driver door is opened . The ignition switch will work until any door is allowed to work until the driver door is running . Use this position while the engine is opened , the ignition is in...
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... control pad to move the mirror to choose either outside mirror. 2-39 Keep the selector switch in the center position when not adjusting either the driver's side or passenger side mirror. 2. Outside Convex Mirror { CAUTION: A convex mirror can make things (like other vehicles) look farther away than ...they really are located on the driver's door. The passenger side mirror is curved so more can be seen from the driver's seat. Move the selector switch located below the four-way control pad to the left or right to ...
... control pad to move the mirror to choose either outside mirror. 2-39 Keep the selector switch in the center position when not adjusting either the driver's side or passenger side mirror. 2. Outside Convex Mirror { CAUTION: A convex mirror can make things (like other vehicles) look farther away than ...they really are located on the driver's door. The passenger side mirror is curved so more can be seen from the driver's seat. Move the selector switch located below the four-way control pad to the left or right to ...
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... Warnings and Messages on , such as: headlamps, high beams, fog lamps, rear window defogger, climate control fan at high speed, heated seats, engine cooling fans, trailer loads, and loads plugged into accessory power outlets. EPM works to generate more power, whenever needed. This prevents ... Run-Down Protection The battery run-down protection system automatically shuts the lamp off , the battery run-down feature is designed to the driver. To reactivate the interior lamps, do one of corrective action, this by balancing the generator's output and the vehicle's electrical needs. ...
... Warnings and Messages on , such as: headlamps, high beams, fog lamps, rear window defogger, climate control fan at high speed, heated seats, engine cooling fans, trailer loads, and loads plugged into accessory power outlets. EPM works to generate more power, whenever needed. This prevents ... Run-Down Protection The battery run-down protection system automatically shuts the lamp off , the battery run-down feature is designed to the driver. To reactivate the interior lamps, do one of corrective action, this by balancing the generator's output and the vehicle's electrical needs. ...